1954 VFL Round 8: Collingwood v Carlton

This is the match report for the match played on 5 June 1954 between Collingwood and Carlton during round 8 of the 1954 VFL season. Collingwood hosted Carlton at Victoria Park. Lou Richards captained the hosts with Neil Mann as vice-captain. Ken Hands captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Phonse Kyne and the visitors were coached by Perce Bentley.

Collingwood
L. Richards (capt.), N. Mann (vice-capt.), K. Bromage, K. Clarke, J. Finck, A. Gooch, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, J. Hickey, J. Hower, R. Kingston, P. Lucas, J. Parker, Bill Rose, Bob Rose, L. Sharp, M. Twomey, N. Waller, D. Walsh, M. Weideman

Carlton
K. Hands (capt.), J. Brown, G. Burke, J. Chick, B. Comben, G. Ferry, J. Howell, J. James, L. Kerr, J. Mills, B. Milroy, B. Molony, B. Moran, R. Robertson, J. Spencer, G. Stafford, M. Thomas, K. Warburton, P. Webster, M. Wenn

Collingwood (11.15.81) defeated Carlton (10.12.72).

Goalkickers
Collingwood: K. Bromage (2), N. Mann (2), J. Parker (2), K. Clarke, J. Hamilton, G. Hams, L. Richards, M. Weideman
Carlton: J. Howell (3), K. Warburton (3), J. Mills (2), J. Chick, B. Milroy

As a result of this match, Collingwood remained 2nd on the ladder and Carlton were then 10th on the ladder (down from 9th) by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1954 VFL Season
Round: Round 8
Teams: Collingwood v Carlton
Date: Saturday 5 June 1954
Time: 2:15 PM
Venue: Victoria Park
Attendance: 40,000

Match Results

Outcome: Collingwood def. Carlton
Score: 11.15.81 - 10.12.72

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Collingwood 0 . 5 2 . 9 6 . 13 11 . 15 11 . 15 (81)
Carlton 2 . 1 6 . 3 7 . 6 10 . 12 10 . 12 (72)
Margin CARL by 8 CARL by 18 COLL by 1 COLL by 9 COLL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: Phonse Kyne (Collingwood), Perce Bentley (Carlton)
Captains: Lou Richards (Collingwood), Ken Hands (Carlton)
Vice-Captains: Neil Mann (Collingwood), unknown (Carlton)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: B. Barbour

Player Statistics

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
11 Bromage, Keith ? ? 2 ?
35 Clarke, Kevin ? ? 1 ?
5 Finck, Jack ? ? 0 ?
14 Gooch, Arthur ? ? 0 ?
8 Hamilton, Jack ? ? 1 ?
7 Hams, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Hickey, Jack ? ? 0 ?
28 Hower, Jim ? ? 0 ?
9 Kingston, Ron ? ? 0 ?
3 Lucas, Peter ? ? 0 ?
2 Mann, Neil (vc) ? ? 2 ?
18 Parker, Jack ? ? 2 ?
1 Richards, Lou (c) ? ? 1 ?
21 Rose, Bill ? ? 0 ?
22 Rose, Bob ? ? 0 ?
29 Sharp, Lerrel ? ? 0 ?
25 Twomey, Mick ? ? 0 ?
31 Waller, Neville ? ? 0 ?
33 Walsh, Don ? ? 0 ?
27 Weideman, Murray ? ? 1 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 11 15

Carlton

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
16 Brown, John ? ? 0 ?
5 Burke, Gerald ? ? 0 ?
23 Chick, John ? ? 1 ?
15 Comben, Bruce ? ? 0 ?
25 Ferry, George ? ? 0 ?
1 Hands, Ken (c) ? ? 0 ?
13 Howell, Jack ? ? 3 ?
10 James, John ? ? 0 ?
11 Kerr, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
9 Mills, Jack ? ? 2 ?
2 Milroy, Bill ? ? 1 ?
31 Molony, Brian ? ? 0 ?
37 Moran, Bernie ? ? 0 ?
21 Robertson, Ron ? ? 0 ?
32 Spencer, John ? ? 0 ?
30 Stafford, George ? ? 0 ?
34 Thomas, Max ? ? 0 ?
7 Warburton, Keith ? ? 3 ?
33 Webster, Peter ? ? 0 ?
18 Wenn, Max ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (20 players) 10 12

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s